The Colorado Springs resident had been to six store openings, camping out overnight to assure himself free chicken sandwiches for a year each time. Owens made it to his seventh opening on Wednesday as he waited outside Denver’s newest Chick-fil-A on East Colfax near Garfield.

He said he left his house at 4:15 a.m. and was in line by 5:45. Chick-fil-A gives out 52 meals — one a week for a year — to the first 100 people in line 24 hours before the store officially opens. The news East Colfax store opens at 6 a.m. on Thursday.

Since there were 125 people in line by 6 a.m. on Wednesday, there was a raffle to select the 100.

Owens was selected 20th and said his friend was not picked, but he won’t be lonely, as he said he knows several people from other grand openings.

“I really enjoy these — there’s something about a community,” Owens said. “A lot of my friends I only know from here since this is my seventh time.”

Location owner and operator Kevin Brock said people were in line by 4 a.m. and by late morning, the parking lot was filled with tents as people prepared to spend the night.

Patrons entertained themselves with card games, board games, Frisbee and a game of foursquare.

Brock and his employees will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and supply water and tea throughout the day. People could go into the store to use the restroom and could bring their own snacks.

“I’m excited to be able to serve the community here — it’s great to be on Colfax,” said Brock, who previously operated a Chick-fil-A in Grand Junction.

While games were popular for some, for Phyllis Koenig, it’s about spending time with her family — her children and grandchildren were also there. Koenig couldn’t remember if this was her sixth or seventh Chick-fil-A grand opening.

Joe Vaccarelli covers Denver and Lakewood for the YourHub section of The Denver Post. Prior to coming aboard in 2011, he worked with Mile High Newspapers. Vaccarelli also teaches percussion at schools in Golden and Littleton and performs with the Denver Broncos Stampede and Denver Nuggets Skyline drumlines.

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